The news website further reported that the judge reminded the AG that Article 19 of the Constitution “provides for the presumption of innocence of the accused and is therefore concerned that the commencement of the case may be delayed.” Ta.
Justice Owusu Dapar reportedly reminded the AG that no one will force them to prosecute if they are not ready.
The prosecution team argued that the trial scheduled for that day should be postponed because the witnesses were not present in the jurisdiction, but the judge hesitantly granted this request and moved the case to November 2023. The hearing was postponed every day until the 20th.
Alhaji Collins Dauda and Kweku Agyemang Mensah, two former ministers of labor and housing, and three others are being prosecuted over affordable housing in Sagremi.
On August 5, 2021, the five were indicted on 52 counts, including one count of causing financial loss to the state.
They are accused of intentionally misusing state property to cause financial loss to the state and providing false certificates for the $200 million Sagremi affordable housing project.
Alhaji Collins Dauda, as well as Kweku Agyemang Mensah, the Secretary-General of the Ministry, Alhaji Jibrim Yakubu, the Executive Chairman of Constructura OAS Ghana Limited, Mr. Andrew Krokanas, and Mr. Nuvi Tetteh Angelo, 52 He entered a not guilty plea to all charges.
Alhaji Collins Dauda was granted bail on his own recognizance, while Alhaji Jibrim Yakubu and Kweku Agyemang Mensah were each granted bail totaling $65 million. He was also required to provide three guarantors, one of whom had to be a government official.
A fourth defendant, Andrew Krokanas, was also granted bail of $179 million and three sureties, one of whom must be a public official. The fifth defendant, Nuvi Tette Angelo, was granted bail totaling $13 million with the support of three sureties.